Well that kind of sucks. They present themselves as if they supply whole world's matcha tea.I think the premium 30 grams cost about $50. They also say that they supply a lot of the matcha to US vendors.

I used to buy our organic matcha from them for quite a few years. I only used them for organic, the quality was pretty good. However, about a year ago I found better quality from an Uji company for the same price so I switched. If you put the two side by side, the difference was quite obvious. They were also the only Japanese company who didn't have jack squat to say to us after the the earthquake so it made it just that much easier to switch.

Kevangogh wrote:They were also the only Japanese company who didn't have jack squat to say to us after the the earthquake so it made it just that much easier to switch.

Aiya actually do monthly radiation tests of their products through a 3rd party lab located in the US. They disclose all test results to anyone who asks, and they even make announcements on their website and blog whenever new tests are preformed.